old BBRC rejected birds

found some old BB rarity reports on the shelf (1976,1978,1979 and 1980) they include some very interesting rejected birds the best are

1972-SIBERIAN TIT,Boughton, Downham Market Norfolk 6th and 8th February

1975-SLENDER BILLED CURLEW,Poole Harbour, Dorset 12th to 14th April

1975-SLENDER BILLED CURLEW, Shoreham by Sea, Sussex 16th and 23rd November

1976-BOOTED EAGLE,Romney Marsh,Kent 15th May

1976-TENGMALM'S OWL,Cley,Norfolk, 3rd and 5th September

1976-SOOTY ALBATROSS-Sandwich Bay,Kent 2nd October

1976-GREAT BLACK HEADED GULL,Seacombe,Merseyside1st September

1976-GREAT BLACK HEADED GULL,Keyhaven Marsh, Hampshire 30th October

1977-SLENDER BILLED CURLEW,Nigg Bay, Highland 16th October

1977-GREAT BLACK HEADED GULL,Sully Island,Glamorgan 16th June

1977-GREAT BLACK HEADED GULL,Cresswell Pond,Northumberland 29th October

1978-MADEIRAN PETREL-Hilbre,Mersyside 11th September

1978-BLACK SHOULDERED KITE, Whitehaven,Cumbria 20th July

1978-GREAT BLACK HEADED GULL,Selsey Bill,Sussex 7th September

1979-HAWK OWL, Cley Norfolk 18th May

1979-MOUSTACHED WARBLER, Forness,Kent, 8th to 9th May

1980-BULWERS PETREL,Worthing,Sussex 12th and 23rd May

1980-SLENDER BILLED CURLEW.Luddenham Marshes,Kent 10th May

note the amount of great black headed gull records from the mid 70's makes you wonder!!!!